by REQUINTOFUNK » Mon Feb 18, 2002 4:24 pm
:0 WOW.WHAT A PERFORMANCE BY THE GREATEST MASTER THERE IS.I STARTED THE MORNING GETTING A PHONE CALL FROM A FRIEND ON SUNDAY MORNING TELLING ME,"GIOVANNI IS PLAYING TODAY." SORRY BABE,GOT A CHANGE OF PLANS.WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THE SHOW TO START I LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER,AND THERE COMES MY FRIEND WITH GIOVANNI.WE TALKED,LAUGHED,HAD A BEER,AND JUAN PABLO TORRES,THE DIRECTOR OF THE LATIN JAZZ ALL-STARS,CALLED HIM ON THE MIC"GIOVANNI HIDALGO!" THEN IT WAS ON.I HAVE SEEN THIS GENTLEMAN PERFORM ABOUT 8 TIMES LIVE AND I HONESTLY,THIS IS THE MOST PUMPED,DEDICATED PERFORMANCE I HAVE EVER SEEN HIM PLAY.THE CROWD WAS PUMPED WITH JUICE.HE DID ABOUT 3 SOLOS AND EACH ONE GOT MORE TECHNICAL,INTENSE,AND POWERFUL AS HE WENT ON.ALL I CAN SAY IS,TIGHTENING UP THOSE BELTS AND GET BUSY,CAUSE THERE'S ALOT TO LEARN OUT THERE.GOD BLESS AND "QUE VIVE LA MUSICA"